Hatrack



Dec. 27, 1927.

1,654,063 A. M. YARBROUGH HATRACK Filed Jan. 21. 1926 Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFltlli.

ARTEMUE MI. YAIt-BIROUGII, OF HOPE, ARKANSAS.

HATRAGK.

Application. filed January The invention relates to hatracks particularly adapted for use by automobilists and has for its object to provide an annular hat receiving member which member is provided with an arm hingedly connected to the side of an automobile bow, and with. a second arm, to which is connected a coiled spring which in turn is connected to a member carried by the adjacent bow oi? the top, said coiled spring forms means whereby the brim of the hat will be maintained adjacent the top of the automobile and at the same time allows the annular member to be moved downwardly for ren'ioving or replacing the hat.

A further object is to form the device from two pieces of wire having segmentally shaped portions terminating in portions twisted together, and which twisted portions terminate'in oppositely extending arms pivotally mounted in apertures of a bracket carried by the bow. The other ends oi the segmentally shaped members terminate in radially disposedengaging arms which are clamped together, and one oi: which arms extends beyond the other, and terminates in an eye for the reception of one end of the SPIIR With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth,

shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope o'l what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation oi the hatrack showing the same applied to adjacent ribs of an automobile top.

Figure 2 is a top plan view.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view of the plate and a portion of the twisted wire arm carried by the hat receiving member.

Referring' to the drawing, the numerals 1 and 2 designates adjacent horizontal portions of, an automobile top bow. and 3 the annular hat receiving member. The annular hat receiving member is formed from covered segmentally shaped sect-ions 41-, formed of wire, and is adapted to receive therein 21, 1926. Serial m. 82,697.

a crown 5 of a hat. The segmcntally shaped members t are normally in a horizontally dirposcd position as shown in. l igrurc l, and a" the brim 6 ol the hat engages the upper side thereof, for supporting the hat within the an nular member and adjacent the inner side of: the top oil? the automobile. @egmentally shaped members lterminate in an arm 7 radially disposed in relation to the annular member and formed by twisting: the wires together, and which wires, after being twisted terminate in oppositely extending arms 8, which are disposed in apertured ears 9 oil a bracket 10 secured to the bow l. The other ends oi the segmentally shaped members 4 terminate in arms 11 and 12 which engage each other, and which are securely clamped together by means of a clamp 13. Arm 11.2 is 7 longer than the arm 11 and iTO1Il'1l11fltGS in an eye 1d, to which is connected a coiled spring 15, which is provided with an. eye 16, which is received by the book 1'?" carried by the how 2. The coiled spring '5 forms n 3911193 for maintaining the hat carrying member in a horizontal position, the parts against rattling, and at the same time allows the hat carrying annular member to be pulled downwardly on its hinging point 8 to a position where the hat may be placed in position or removed. If desired the eye 16 may be removed from the hook 17 during the manipulation of: the device if desired.

From the above it will be seen that an automobile hatrack is provided for automobile tops, which is simple in construction, the parts reduced to a minimum, and one which may be cheaply manufactured and sold as the main parts (it the body are formed from wire. It will also be seen that the hatrack will POSltlVely support a hat in a position where it will. not be d amaged, and where it can be readily reached when dc sired.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1- A hat raclr co]uprising an annular hat crown receiving member, said crown receiving member being; formed from oppositely lull disposed :"egrinentally shaped members, one pair of ends of the segnientally sha 'ied menu hers terminating in a portion twisted together thereby forming a radially disposed arm, the

ends of the members forming the radially disposed arm terminating in oppositely extending arms, said arms being pivotally mounted in apertures of a bracket, the other 5 ends of the segmentally shaped members terminating in engaging radially disposed arms, one of said last named arms being longer than the other, means for clamping said arms together, the long arm terminating in an eye and an anchored coiled spring connected to said eye.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

ARTEMUS M. YARBROUGH. 

